Dr. Ejikeme has nearly 20 years of public health experience, starting her career in Nigeria. She is a senior evaluator with the Chronic Disease Prevention Section of the Georgia Department of Public Health, focusing on the Georgia Tobacco Use Prevention and Control program. She has also evaluated the Adolescent Health and Youth Development (AHYD) program, the Food and Language Nutrition project by the Office of Minority Health, and the Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) programs.
During her doctoral studies at Georgia Southern University, Dr. Ejikeme interned at the CDC, contributing to grant writing, coordinating allergy intervention programs for underserved populations, and volunteering in various program evaluations, including the Diabetes prevention program. She earned her MPH from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria. In Nigeria, she taught undergraduate biology-related classes, developed HIV/AIDS prevention programs, and conducted research, including teaching research methodology, behavioral science, population biology, and introduction to health education.
Dr. Ejikeme’s public health passion focuses on preventing and managing infectious and chronic diseases, improving collaborative partnerships, and enhancing evaluation capacity for non-profit organizations. She is a member of APHA, GPHA, AEA, and AaEA. She has been a team lead with the Atlanta Area Evaluation Association on pro bono projects, an abstract reviewer for APHA and GPHA, and a site visitor with the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). Dr. Ejikeme has published several articles and is a grant reviewer with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH).